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TIL about the conspiracy to remove FDR and install a dictator.

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XRlD TIL that there was a long-running theory that in the film “Pulp Fiction” you can hear over the radio that Uma Thurman and John Travolta’s characters stole the prized trophy from Jack Rabbit Slim’s instead of winning it…
WknMY TIL Abū al-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī (AD 973-1057) was a blind, vegan, antinatalist, rationalist poet and philosopher who criticized Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism and advocated for social justice while living an ascetic and secluded lifestyle.
XNmR TIL that nuclear fission can occur naturally. 2 billion years ago, multiple reactions took place in what is now known as Oklo
YJnZ TIL Switzerland swore eternal neutrality in 1515 after losing the Battle of Marignano
ReW8 TIL Subotai was the primary General of Genghis Khan during the Mongolian conquest of Asia. He directed more than twenty campaigns in which he conquered thirty-two nations and won sixty-five pitched battles, during which he conquered or overran more territory than any other commander in history.